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Definition
A tube, pipe, or hollow cylinder.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to cylindrical, hollow objects used for transport or structure. While it can describe physical pipes, it is often replaced by 喉 or 喉管 in daily speech when referring to plumbing or electrical conduits. Using it in a compound like 水管 sounds slightly more formal or technical than just saying 水喉.
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The water pipe burst, making the whole floor wet.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with the verb 管, which means to manage or supervise. When used as a noun, it is almost always paired with a specific material or function, such as 喉管 or 膠管, rather than standing alone as a general term for any tube.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
